Welcome to Pip &Jim`s Church Ilfracombe 10.30 am Pentecost 4All

Welcome to
Order of Service
CD before the service
Welcome & notices
Birthdays
Breathing Prayer, leading into:
Confession leading into:
Songs: I’m forgiven (Amazing Love)
There is a Redeemer
When the Spirit of the Lord
Reading
Talk including activity
Testimony
Song: The Splendour of the King
Prayers, ending with the Lord’s Prayer
Final Song: Breathe on me breath of God
(INCL OFFERTORY)
Dismissal
CD after the service
Pip &Jim’s Church
Ilfracombe
Called to love God and love all
people
24th May 2015
10.30 am Pentecost 4All
Officiant
Talk
Reading
Alison
Jackie
Acts 2:1-12
Prayers
Diane
6.00 pm Holy Communion (said)
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Welcome
Welcome to you if this is your first time with us, or if you
are on holiday. Please make yourself known to the
welcomers on the door. We pray that God will speak to you
through this service. Coffee is served after this service, for
which we do not charge.
Diary Dates – May
Monday Bank Holiday – no Morning Prayer
Tuesday 26th Final Midweek Fellowship of the season.
Celebration Communion with Michael.
Wednesday 27th 8.30 am Morning Prayer
Saturday 30th Men’s Walk & Ladies’ Walk – see articles.
6.00 pm Bring and Share celebration in the Centre
Sunday 31st Morning Service with Baptism
Diary Dates – June and beyond
Wednesday 3rd June 7.00 pm Whole Church Prayer.
Monday 8th 8.00 pm Fabric Committee at the Vicarage
Tuesday 9th 2.30 pm Afternoon Tea in the Centre with Vella
Passmore speaking.
Saturday 13th PCC and Leadership half day at the Vicarage
Sunday 14th 5.45 for 6.30 pm Lee Abbey Local Churches
Evening
8.00 pm Beer & Hymns
Monday 15th 7.30 pm PCC at the Vicarage
Tuesday 23rd 7.15 pm Communications group at the
Vicarage.
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melanoma diagnosis in 2002 and was now going to pay out
enough for us to be mortgage-free in our intended new
home.
With both these pieces of good news, evidences of God’s
goodness, my mind confronts me with the question, “If
these, why not Ben also?” But my heart quietly mediates,
not with an answer, but a response, “Remember what God
said, ‘Behold I am making all things new’…there is the Day
coming when it’ll all be alright, when it’ll all become
clear”. It all serves to remind me that Father weaves the
golden threads with the dark ones as He works all things
together for good and that God who in Christ suffered for
us on the cross, and who took the sting out of death for
those who love and trust Him, walks with us in all things.
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Your favourite worship song?
Tearfund asked people their favourite worship songs.
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1: In Christ Alone Stuart Townend - way ahead.
2: 10,000 reasons (Bless the Lord) Matt Redman
3: Blessed be your name Matt Redman
4: How great thou art C G Boburg
5: Oceans (Where feet may fail) Hillsong
6: Amazing Grace John Newton
7: How deep the Father’s love for us Townend
8: Great is thy faithfulness Runyan/Chisolm
9: Be thou my vision translated Mary Byrne
10: Thine Be the glory Budry/Handel
The poll was launched to promote the release of the 3 CD
set The World's Favourite Worship Songs, which
contains several of the above songs and many more
besides. A donation is given to Tearfund for every copy of
the CD sold.
But how about yours? What do you love? It would be great
to know.
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CVM are a great organisation – find out more at cvm.org.uk
Do you tweet?
Campbell is considering setting up a Twitter feed
for Pip and Jim’s, but there is no point if he is the
only person using it!
If you do, and you would find this useful, please
let him know after the service or phone 269041, or
[email protected]
Questionnaires
There is a printed copy of our questionnaire responses at
the back of the church. Please read it so you can hold the
Communication group to account if we don’t do it!
Church history leaflet
Our updated history leaflet is now available at the back of
church for 50p in the donations box.
‘Behold I am making all things new
For those who don’t know, Jeremy Clark was Michael’s
predecessor and this is an excerpt from his latest blog:
'Just two days after Ben’s burial, and the day we said
goodbye to my parents as they returned to NZ, Catherine
and I visited my oncologist to be told that the tumour on
my lung has shrunk by one third, and other smaller lesions
present in other places in my body remain unchanged. We
couldn’t quite grasp it. That news came a day after an
unexpected phone call from our insurer saying that my
illness policy was being backdated twelve years to the time
of my original (and apparently, back then, less serious)
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Saturday 4th July Petrovian Orchestra Concert in Pip and
Jim’s. Look for the posters – they’ll be coming out soon.
Church News
Who is who on the PCC/Leadership Team?
The new members of the PCC elected at the APCM, Jane
Vickery, Jean Thomas and Stephanie Holden, were
welcomed at the beginning of their 3 year terms. The
terms of office of others were fixed, with Paul Fraser serving
2 years, filling the space left by the resignation of Mike
O’Malley, and Diane Fraser serving one year, filling the
space left by the resignation of Kevin Constant (continuing
with ChurchWorks – the staging and loo etc).
Nigel Vince had been elected Treasurer at a short meeting
after the APCM, and Alison Rogers had been elected as
Secretary at the same time. Nigel was elected Vice-Chair
last week
Diane Fraser is our Gift Aid Officer, Andy Downie will
continue as Safeguarding Officer and Peter Martin is our
Health & Safety officer. Peter is also a Deanery Synod rep
and as such is ex officio on the PCC. We still have a space
for another rep, so please let Michael know if you would like
to be considered.
The rest of the PCC: Barbara Penman and Jackie O’Malley
the churchwardens, Linda Mather, Dave Gammon,
The Leadership team consists of Vicar, churchwardens,
Linda Kevin , Nigel, Eileen Scarse and Alan Mason.
Once minutes of the meeting have been checked, they will
be put up on a notice board at the back of church.
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For your prayers
As we celebrate Pentecost, pray for the work of the Holy
Spirit in this fellowship and the others in this town.
“I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry
ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring and my
blessing on your descendants, so that they will spring up
like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing
streams” (Isaiah 44:3-4). This Pentecost, are you expecting
a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit? By Johann Christoph
Blumhardt (Plough Publishing)
All in hospital; those who have received bad news and all
who care for them.
Those in our Care homes in the town. Pray that staff may
have integrity and look after those in their care with love
and patience.
Families with children and young people on half term. Pray
for those under stress.
Sam Burge – our Youth Officer – and the support group who
back her up.
Church Weekend Away
Booking forms and instalment forms are
available from Jackie O’Malley. We have
already paid £1000 to Lee Abbey, so we will
accept your money whenever you like! We
are hoping to get most of our fellowship
away for the weekend.
Pew Cushion Sponsorship
As our new pew cushions are likely to arrive very soon, we
are offering the opportunity to sponsor them. Sponsorship
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will be £20.00 per seat (not cushion) and we have 145
seats. Jackie has produced a book to register the sponsors
and certificates for each sponsor to keep.
The number of seats sponsored by any individual will not be
noted in the book; it will only be on their private certificate.
Ladies’ Walk
The first Ladies’ walk will take place on Saturday May 30th.
Meet at 10 am in our church car park. If you would like a
lift, please sign the list at the back of church.
The cars will
drive to
Mortehoe, where
people will then
walk to the
Lighthouse and
back.
If you cannot walk but wish to join them
for lunch in the Chichester Arms, speak to Margaret or
Jane.
(Don’t worry – neither of the pictures is us!)
Men’s Walk
Christian Vision for Men (CVM) are trying to organise a walk
on part of the SW coast path on Saturday 30th May with a
group from Ilfracombe churches leaving from Ilfracombe to
Saunton. The idea is to leave at 8am from Wetherspoons
after meeting for breakfast at 7.30am. Please bear in mind
that you do not have to do the whole distance! If anyone is
interested in going please could they contact Campbell on
01271 269041 or [email protected].
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